Obituaries

Dorian M. “DM” Alexander

Dorian M. (DM) Alexander, age 66, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away on October 8, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service celebrating DM’s life will be held on Friday, October 14 at Woods Chapel United Methodist Church in Lee’s Summit. Visitation will be held at the church 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. The…

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Rosalie A. Vanzant

Rosalie Vanzant, 90, formerly of Raytown, Mo., passed away Monday, October 10, 2016. Memorial service Friday, Oct. 14, 11:30 am at Blue Ridge Boulevard United Methodist Church, 5055 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO, visitation from10:30 to 11:30 prior to the service. Cremation. Interment to follow at a later date at Floral Hills Cemetery. Rosie was born Oct. 18, 1925 in…

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Geraldine Gardner

Geraldine Gardner, 79, Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away October 10, 2016.  A visitation will be held 11:00  AM-12:00 PM, Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.  Graveside services will follow at Lee’s Summit Cemetery, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Gerry was born October 4, 1937 in Laredo, Texas.…

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James Edward Higgins

James Edward Higgins, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016.  Jim was born Sep 6, 1934, in Leavenworth, KS.  He served in the U.S. Air Force.   After getting married, he ran the family’s dairy farm in Leavenworth, KS.   He also worked for Milgram grocery, National Cash Register (NCR), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). James…

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Calvin Dean McCormack

Calvin Dean McCormack, 59, Independence, Missouri passed away October 6, 2016 at Centerpoint Medical Center.  A visitation will be held 12:00 – 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Heartland Cremation &  Burial Society, 616 Jackson, Columbia, Missouri 65203.  Graveside services will follow at 1:30 PM at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Missouri. Calvin was born August…

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Hadley June Barbie

Hadley June Barbie of Belton, Missouri was born September 27, 2016 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.  She was born sleeping at 25 weeks. Hadley will be forever loved and missed by her family. Survivors include parents Shawn and Jessica Barbie, grandparents;  Kerry and Julie Creach and Martin and Teri Barbie, aunts and uncles; Erin…

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Gene Reiss

Gene Reiss, 79, Kingsville, Missouri, formally of Raytown, passed October 7, 2016 at his home.  A memorial gathering will be held 1:00 – 2:30 PM, Saturday, October 15th 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Gene was the fourth child born to George & Christine (Worsham) Reiss on August…

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Louis Udell McElvoy

“PAPADELL” Louis “Papadell” Udell McElvoy, 76, Grandview, Missouri passed away October 6, 2016. A memorial gathering will be held 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Born in Malden, Missouri on July 31, 1940 the son of Vilous & Ruby Mae (Cluck)…

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Kelly Thuy Nguyen

Kelly Thuy Nguyen, 57, of Raytown, MO passed  on September 29, 2016 at Truman Medical Center.  Funeral/memorial services will be held at 10 AM, Friday, October 7, 2016 at Ascension Lutheran Church, Kansas City, MO. Ms. Kelly Nguyen was born on Oct 21, 1958, in Saigon Vietnam. Kelly came to the United States with her parents and siblings in 1975.  The…

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Margaret F. Cox

Margaret F. Cox, 91, of Independence, MO, formerly of Jefferson City, MO, died peacefully surrounded by family members on Sept. 30 at the Villages of Jackson Creek. Margaret was born on April 27, 1925 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Samuel and Marie (Romcho) Feciura. She married Dr. William A. Cox on August 29, 1947…

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